Archives for the "live music" Category

Pocahontas Premieres: Richmond Symphony

The Richmond Symphony invites you to enjoy a free outdoor concert on Saturday, September 21 at 7:00pm. Bring a blanket, picnic basket and family and friends, and enjoy the sounds […]

Appalachian Spring

Two beloved favorites inspired by folk music – Vaughan Williams haunting Fantasia on Greensleeves and Aaron Copland’s tender Appalachian Spring – cradle and console the 1940 Clarinet Concerto by the 19-year-old Ruth Gipps, composed […]

Mozart, Schubert & Gruber

Franz Schubert was just 19 when he composed his First Symphony. Developing swiftly, his Fifth is a work of charm and grace. From our own time, H.K. Gruber’s pieces, written […]

Play Ball!

The thrill of the grass. The crack of the bat! Stand for the anthem, then hear nine full innings of baseball-inspired classics: Casey at the Bat, The Natural, Field of […]

Cirque Musica: Symphonic!

Their aerial acrobatics will leave you breathless! The Richmond Symphony is joined by Cirque Musica. Aerial acrobats literally “drop” into the Carpenter Theatre. Each gravity-defying feat choreographed to live music […]

Mancini

He won OSCARS®. He won GRAMMYS®. And his legendary music won fans everywhere. The Richmond Symphony pays tribute to the great movie music of Henry Mancini, with such classics as […]

Let It Snow!

It’s Richmond’s favorite holiday musical tradition.  Celebrate the season with family and friends with your Richmond Symphony at the Carpenter Theatre on Thanksgiving Weekend. Carols, classics, seasonal favorites and the […]

Big Tent: A Celebration of Heroes

Weather update: This event will continue as scheduled.  FREE CONCERT! Bring your family and friends to the grounds at Hickory Hill Community Center as Richmond Symphony returns for another summer […]

Symphonie Fantastique!

A spectacular showpiece. A fantastic symphony. Experience the hallucinations of Hector Berlioz. Guest conductor Michael Repper leads the “Symphonie Fantastique”, Berlioz’s vivid masterpiece. The concert begins with the tympani thunderclap […]